Pagliacci beyond opera’s halls
E. Caruso unbounded by walls
Waves were sent out to sea
And to Bridgeport, CT
Maybe someday to Niagara Falls

Event: Lee de Forest conducts the first ever public radio broadcast, transmitting a performance of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci from the New York Metropolitan Opera House
Year: 1910
Learn more: Birth of public radio broadcasting